OER Africa is an initiative of Saide, established in 2008 with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, to collaborate with higher education institutions in Africa in the development and use of Open Educational Resources (OER), to enhance teaching and learning[1]. OER is still largely an emerging concept which is limited to institutional and individual engagements in Africa[2]. OER Africa's vision is to support the emergence of vibrant and sustainable African education systems and institutions that play a critical role in building and sustaining African societies and economies through free and open development and sharing of common intellectual capital. Currently, OER Africa is undertaking collaborative work to develop the professional competences and skills of stakeholders within African higher education institutions so that they can implement OER practices to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
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References
edit- ^ Ngugi, Catherine N. (2011). "OER in Africa's higher education institutions". Distance Education. 32 (2): 277–287. doi:10.1080/01587919.2011.584853. ISSN 0158-7919.
- ^ Loglo, FS & Zawacki-Richter, O. (2019). "Exploring OER Awareness and Engagement of Academics from a Global South Perspective–a Case Study from Ghana". Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung,. 14(2): 15–42.
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